Please note the new category above, in the header bar, for the New Forest Observatory. In this section I will list suppliers who have generously helped out with the creation of the mini-WASP imaging array. First in the list is Kieron of … Continue reading
As we leave winter and start heading for spring I am coming out of hibernation and beginning the final thrust of getting the mini-WASP array on-line. Next week I am getting in some quotes for the concrete block and decking … Continue reading
Well – a very nice and totally unexpected surprise this morning (thank you Jim!) when I opened the EPOD (Earth Science Picture of the Day) page and saw my pinhole camera image of the Sun’s path across the sky. Taken using a … Continue reading
Went to AstroFest yesterday to catch up with as many equipment vendors as I could – had a great time there. Met Garik Israelian on the Starmus stand, Gordon Haynes on the Widescreen Centre stand, Michael Hattey on the Starlight Xpress … Continue reading
Simon Parkin showed the New Forest Observatory “37” cluster image on his Meridian Weather slot last night. The 37 cluster is an amazing asterism in the constellation Orion which is now crossing our southern horizon during the evening. Thank you … Continue reading
Simon Parkin used a New Forest Observatory image of the Orion nebula on last night’s Meridian Weather programme. As you will know, Orion is crossing the southern horizon now and is due south around 9:00 p.m. It won’t be too … Continue reading
Yet another day of rain. Ye Gods – will this ever end? I have a horrible feeling that Lovelock has got it spot on.
It shows how bad the weather is, and has been, I am reduced to looking at number theory 🙂 I am not a Mathematician by any stretch of the imagination, so my basic question may already be well known, but … Continue reading
The beginning of this year has seen a rush on the specialist DSLR courses we offer (I have no idea why) and unfortunately there are no spaces available now until June 2011. Please check out the range of courses offered on … Continue reading
Around mid day today this guy came wandering down the street as bold as brass. Saw him through the study double-glazing, and fortunately he stopped off in the neighbour’s garden to grab a bite to eat. This gave me enough … Continue reading
